Comparison

Make Candy vs ICEE Maker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Make Candy

Create your dream candy combinations by picking and mixing a vast assortment of sweets. Decorate your candy bag and discover how popular candies are made with interactive creators. Enjoy a fun, virtual candy store experience.

Highlights
  • Pick and mix a variety of sweets
  • Create candy combinations
  • Decorate candy bags
  • Candy creation mini-games
  • Interactive cooking processes
Features
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Bluebear's latest and greatest game "Pick 'n' Mix" a candy picker & creator has finally arrived to the Appstore! Make and choose from a huge variety of sweets to create the candy combination of your dreams! *** This is a brand new game from the Bluebear Collection. It joins our other popular titles including Candy Bars!, Cotton Candy!, IcePOPS!, and Make Soda! *** Pick 'n' Mix lets you make your own candies from scratch but also pick and mix a huge variety of sweets like you would at an old Penny Candy store. It's like being in a candy store, you get to choose a paper bag to hold all your candy, make you choose one thats big enough! Then your straight to the candy stand where you can start scoopin'. Mix and match to fill your bag, making crazy candy combinations. Once your done, its off the the bag weighing scales, to see if it passes the sweet tooth test! Before you dig in and start devouring all your candy, you can decorate your bag with different color markers and silly stickers. Then its time to rip that bag open, and start stuffing your face with delicious candy! At the end of all that, Just in case your wondering, "Where does all the candy come from?" We've put in 3 candy creators so you can see how Candy Corn, Gummy Bears and Gum Drops are made! Each creator uses unique cooking processes. If all you Bluebear fans like the individual candy creators, we'll keep adding new ones! So lets go! Lets start SCOOPIN', get Pickin' 'n' Mixin' your favorite candy! Please continue sending us your comments and suggestions to support@bluebear.ie IMPORTANT MESSAGE: - This App is free to play but certain in-game items may be purchased for real money. You may restrict in-app purchases by disabling them on your device. - By downloading this App you agree to Bluebear's Privacy Policy: http://www.bluebear.ie/privacy - Please consider that this App may include third parties services for limited legally permissible purposes. Terms of Use: http://www.bluebear.ie/terms Privacy Policy: http://www.bluebear.ie/privacy

About

ICEE Maker

Design and create your own virtual ICEE drinks with a wide variety of flavors, cup designs, and fun toppings. Enjoy a simulated drinking experience with challenges and a virtual cleaning game.

Highlights
  • Create custom ICEE flavors
  • Design your own cup
  • Choose from 32 flavors
  • Virtual machine cleaning
  • Add stickers and toppers
  • Simulated drinking experience
  • ICEE challenges
Features
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When the thermometer or your thirst rises, bring it back down with a refreshing, chilling, ICEE! Think you are craving this legendary drink now? Just wait until you build the ultimate, irresistible combination of flavors in ICEE maker! Your taste buds will take you to the nearest ICEE machine! Let the fun begin by choosing your cup and lid or get creative and create your very own cup design! Next, choose from 32 different ICEE flavors, or create and name your very own flavor. Show off your skills and become an unofficial ICEE mixologist! Now that you have made the ultimate ICEE its time to clean up. Don't worry, cleaning the machine is MUCH more fun than real life cleaning! If you upgrade your sprayer to the super sprayer, it is even quicker and more fun. Once you’ve made that machine sparkle like new, personalize your cool creation with ICEE bear decals and other fun ICEE stickers. And who could forget the straw? Dig in and choose one of many swirly, curly, twirly straws. You can even add awesome toppers to your straw! Now that your drink is just the way you like it, it is time to enjoy it by drinking it to the last drop. Want a refill? No problem - you can refill it with just a tap. Maybe you’re up for an ICEE challenge? See how many ICEE drinks you can down in 30 seconds - but be sure to pace yourself because if you drink too fast you will get a cranium cramp, and you can’t drink until it thaws! ICEE was made to be perfect, not freeze your brain, so watch that meter so you aren't slowed down! You won’t need snow cones, popsicles, ice pops or frozen yogurt when you can enjoy the absolute coolest treat around with ICEE maker! About Us: ICEE maker is brought to you by Achieved Games, the inventors of Jigsaw Puzzle Forever HD as well as other great games that are fun for you to play. ICEE maker is free to play but one in-app purchase is available in the game.

Screenshots

Make Candy4 screens
ICEE Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Make Candy at 4.7 against ICEE Maker's 4.2. Make Candy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). ICEE Maker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Make Candy sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and ICEE Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Make Candy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Make Candy's written reviews are positive against 74% of ICEE Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Make Candy ships an update weekly, ICEE Maker every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Make Candy versus ICEE Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake CandyICEE Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better4.2 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews — better74.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better1.4K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB196 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBluebear Technologies Ltd.Achieved Games LLC

Customer experience

Make Candy

All ratings1,455 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews360 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral9.4%
Negative11.4%

ICEE Maker

All ratings1,387 ratings
Positive78.5%
Neutral7.9%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative17.1%

User reviews

Make Candy

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun to make candy
  • 👍 Ability to decorate candy bags
  • 🤩 Engaging and creative

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Many features locked behind paywall
  • 🤔 Limited selection of candies to make
  • 😕 Repetitive gameplay

ICEE Maker

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Relaxing and fun
  • 👍 Nostalgic and brings back memories
  • 🎨 Ability to customize drinks
  • 🎉 Enjoyable game experience

Room to improve

  • 💰 Many features locked behind paywall
  • 🔒 Limited free content
  • 🔍 Not enough customization options
  • 🕰️ Repetitive gameplay

Bugs and requests

Make Candy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Candy sometimes gets stuck on the scale
  • Bag decorating feature can be glitchy

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more candy options like gummy bears, licorice, and chocolate
  • Unlock all features for a one-time purchase
  • Introduce new gameplay modes like breakfast or dinner maker

ICEE Maker

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes or freezes on some devices
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free cups, lids, and flavors
  • Ability to save and load custom drinks
  • Additional gameplay modes
  • More frequent updates

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Make Candy

Subscriptions5
  • Food Pass3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Bluebear FoodPass Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Bluebear FoodPass Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Bluebear FoodPass Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Bluebear FoodPass Annual$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Unlock Everything & Remove Ads$4.99
  • Bluebear FoodPass Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

ICEE Maker

One-time1
  • Buy All$5.99

Questions

Is Make Candy free?
Make Candy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ICEE Maker free?
ICEE Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Make Candy or ICEE Maker?
Make Candy is rated higher. Make Candy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while ICEE Maker averages 4.2 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Make Candy or ICEE Maker have ads?
Make Candy shows ads; ICEE Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Make Candy or ICEE Maker?
Make Candy ships an update weekly, and ICEE Maker every 3 months. Most recently, Make Candy was updated on October 19, 2026 and ICEE Maker on October 18, 2026.

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